.3. Among Tier 1 gangs, Tango Blast is still the No. 1 gang in Texas, with an estimated 15,000 members statewide.

Texas Mexican Mafia comes in a distant second with 4,700 members, followed by the Texas Syndicate (3,400 members), Latin Kings (2,100 members) and MS-13 (800 members).

4. The Tango blast clique is growing quickly in prisons in part because of loose restrictions compared to other gang affiliations.

According to DPS, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice does not consider Tango Blast a "security threat group (STG)," so jailed members are housed in general population, rather than being segregated. The improved treatment leads to increased in-jail recruitment, according to the DPS.